Fosters the democratization of philanthropy promoting high volume fundraising & grant making.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $528K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 0.03% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $9.0M
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$333K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$86.3M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$86.6M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$86.3M
FY2023▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$78.3M
FY2021$68.9M
FY2022$76.7M
FY2023$86.3M
FY2024$105.9M
Expenses
$86.6M
FY2023▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$76.4M
FY2021$69.3M
FY2022$77.3M
FY2023$86.6M
FY2024$103.8M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2023▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$6.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $86.6M Management & general 0% · $48K Fundraising 0% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$26,381Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryce Melvin’s $28K as Treasurer is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $100M+ philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bryce Melvin$28,129$26,381$22,349$23,628$30,833

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Facilitates community giving events by providing cost-efficient digital fundraising platforms and donor-advised funds to help local nonprofits raise high-volume charitable donations.

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3 programs · $86.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Donor Advised Fund and Charitable Grant Making

Mightycause charitable foundation conducts charitable grant-making through the operation of a donor advised fund by accepting charitable contributions from donors and receiving donor recommendations.

$45.1Mprogram expense
02

Giving Days

Mightycause charitable foundation partnered with over 80 foundations and charitable organizations such as the givemn, park city community foundation, and the georgia center for nonprofits to organize giving events for their communities.

$41.4Mprogram expense
03

Giving Card Program

Mightycause charitable foundation provides a giving card program to allow individuals and corporations to make donor advised contributions to the foundation and pass advisory privileges on to the holder of the giving card.

$873program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 14,102 grants · $334.3M · 2020–2024
GivemnMN · FY2024$903,120
Achieve Miami INCFL · FY2024$841,620
Second Harvest HeartlandMN · FY2024$803,620
Early Childhood Initiative INCFL · FY2024$508,948
Breakthrough Miami INCFL · FY2024$456,575
Food LifelineWA · FY2024$407,025
Racing for Als INCNC · FY2024$396,452
Metro United Way INCKY · FY2024$369,311
Elk River Helping HandsNC · FY2024$360,482
Casa Juan DiegoTX · FY2024$359,063
The Bond Between PCMN · FY2024$350,103
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$86.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86.3M
Money outPt IX
$86.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$86.6M
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$333K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86.3M
Total revenueLn 12$86.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$333K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 636,700
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$394K$333K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$82.4M$82.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$23K$3K$264
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$11K$1K$122
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$43K$5K$494
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$321K$283K$35K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$19K$2K$220
Information technologyLn 14$2.1M$2.1M
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$413$38
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$474$43
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.6M$51$5
Total functional expensesLn 25$86.6M$86.6M$48K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $105.9M$103.8M$2.1M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $86.3M$86.6M−$361K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $76.7M$77.3M−$669K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $68.9M$69.3M−$367K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $78.3M$76.4M$1.9M$5.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $86,269,830 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,652,811$86,269,830
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $76,652,811$86,269,830
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $73,355,542$82,433,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,349$26,381
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,965,986$4,170,808
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $77,343,877$86,630,689
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$691,066−$360,859
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $86,269,830 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$86,269,830
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$86,269,830
VIII-12 Total revenue$86,269,830
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $86,630,689 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $82,433,500$82,433,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,215 · Management $2,902 · Fundraising $264$26,381
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,698 · Management $1,337 · Fundraising $122$12,157
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,469 · Management $5,433 · Fundraising $494$49,396
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $282,860 · Management $35,357 · Fundraising $3,214$321,431
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,423 · Management $2,429 · Fundraising $220$22,072
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,139,021$2,139,021
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,299 · Management $413 · Fundraising $38$3,750
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,796 · Management $474 · Fundraising $43$4,313
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,618,612 · Management $51 · Fundraising $5$1,618,668
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,577,893 · Management $48,396 · Fundraising $4,400$86,630,689
Part X · Balance sheet $4,211,135 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,619,728$4,200,081
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,000$10,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,760$1,054
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,633,488$4,211,135
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $394,085$332,591
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $394,085$332,591
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,239,403$3,878,544
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,239,403$3,878,544
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,633,488$4,211,135
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,878,544 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$86,269,830
XI-2 Total expenses$86,630,689
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$360,859
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,239,403
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,878,544

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